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SLSWA

Surf Lifesaving Australia Awards

If you would like to complete any of the awards listed below, fill out our online training application.

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Training videas are available on the SLSWA website Click Here

The Junior development program is designed to ensure children from the ages of 5 to 12 have fun on at the beach while participating in lessons that will pathway them to becoming a lifesaver- what we like to call serious fun.

The program and awards are grouped according to specialist paths and the age at which they can be obtained. These details are outlined in the award structure table below.

Our Age Managers who instruct the Nippers have access to an online library of activities that they can plan their lessons with. Please feel free to browse this information to gain a better understanding of what Surf Life Saving has to offer young people. Click here to link to SLSA resources in a new window.

Minimum Age Required (determined by their age at 30 September of that year)

Nipper Life Saving Education

Surf Play 1 = 10 lessons

Surf Play 2 = 11 lessons

Surf aware 1 = 12 lessons

Surf aware 2 =12 lessons

Surf Safe 1= 13 lessons

Surf safe 2 =16 lessons

Surf Smart 1 = 16 lessons

Surf Smart 2 Resuscitation certificate

Patrolling Life Saver

Surf Rescue

Bronze Medallion

Silver Medallion (Patrol Captain)

Gold Medallion (Advanced Life Saving)

Emergency Care

Basic Resuscitation

Emergency Care

Emergency Care (CPR)

Basic Life Support

Advanced Resuscitation

Senior First Aid

Silver Medallion (life Support)

Power Craft

IRB Crew

Silver Medallion IRB Driver

Rescue Water Craft

Training Officer

Training Officer

Assessor

Assessor

The Following lists Course Outlines and Prerequisites.

Surf Play 1 & 2

Surf play is the program designed for the youngest members (under 6's and under 7's). There is no award for surf play - the focus is on play, participation and fun. Activities and games will be the focus of the sessions with a number of simple beach safety and awareness lessons available such as

Basic safety practices during activities
What makes up a beach environment
Sunsmart guidelines
The importance of having an adult with them at the beach
what a lifesaver is and what they do
Understand and develop introductory beach running, wading and beach flags.

Surf Aware 1

Surf Aware 1 is the first of the junior development awards. The focus is on understanding, identifying and demonstrating sunsmart guidelines and dangers that relate to themselves, as well as what it means to feel safe. They learn to recognise whether they are, or someone else is, in an emergency situation and how to get help. Ecosurf discusses the beach environment and communities surf lifesavers operate in. Surf sports skills focus on; bodyboarding, wading, dolphin-diving, beach sprint starts and beach flags starts.
Develop an understanding of who goes to aquatic venues and what they do there

Surf Aware 2

Surf Aware 2 builds on Surf Aware 1. Personal Safety Networks are introduced so participants are comfortable asking for help; Ecosurf talks about the impact surf lifesavers can have on the beach. Safety of self steps up a gear by introducing safety tips and the ability to identify hazardous surf conditions. As an U9, participants can begin to use a nipper board, so basic board positioning and paddling is introduced. Other surf sports skills focus on; body surfing, sand running technique and diving for a beach flag.
Develop basic beach, ocean and aquatic sense

Surf Safe 1

The first of the Surf Safe awards Surf Safe 1 begins to get a little more specific in its lessons introducing a number of new topics. Participants will identify adults at the surf clubs they can ask to help them, in Ecosurf they focus on water conservation and in sun safety the spotlight is on the consequences of skin damage. Participants learn about rips, recognising unsafe behaviours and relating these areas to preventative actions. Resuscitation is introduced for the first time with an opportunity to experience CPR on a manikin. Rescue techniques are also introduced for the first time as participants learn to use body boards to assist distressed swimmers and experience rescue tubes. Surf sports skills focus on; entering and negotiating the surf on a board and beach relay baton changes.

Surf Safe 2

Surf Safe 2 takes a significant step up in the level of content. As U11’s they have the ability to learn more technical aspects of lifesaving and are able to be more physical in surf sports skills. Participants are encouraged to persist when needing help and Ecosurf gets into energy conservation. There is a strong focus on recognising ‘at risk’ people and recognising and managing patients suffering from a range of basic first aid cases. As a 10 year old participants can learn how to perform CPR and there is an opportunity to work towards a Resuscitation Certificate. There is also a strong section on communication both interpersonal and through beach signage. There is a significant percentage of surf sports skills which focus on; board dismounts, catching waves on a board, board relay, surf swimming techniques, crouching beach sprint starts and ironman/ironwoman and cameron relay transitions.
Develop an awareness of self survival concepts in the surf or aquatic environments

Surf Smart 1

Surf Smart 1 continues similar to Surf Safe 2. Participants begin to learn about their rights and responsibilities as a member of SLSA, the Ecosurf lesson looks at how weather impacts on the beach environment. Personal health & wellbeing and sun safety is focused on skin cancer and staying fit and healthy respectively. The role of patrols is first introduced to this award as is the managing rips and using them to assist in rescues. As an 11 year old, participants can work towards a Basic Emergency Care Certificate (as well as a Resuscitation Certificate). This certificate comprises of lessons in the human body, complete basic first aid and resuscitation. Some more signals are introduced that compliment the first set previously learnt. Previous board skills come into play as participants learn how to conduct a board rescue. The focus of surf sports skills is to complete all the skills in each skill set and includes; rolling under a wave on a board, diving under large waves, beach sprint arm and leg drive and beach flags race strategies.

Surf Smart 2

The last of the junior development awards, Surf Smart 2 looks to wrap up the skills and knowledge learnt in all the previous awards. Participants learn about what the SLSA Member Safety and Wellbeing Policy is, and in Ecosurf they tackle the issues of Global Warming and Climate Change and how they will impact on surf life saving. Surf Safety is wrapped up into the 10 Surf Safety Tips, Communication focuses on the importance of communicating with beach users, Patrols identifies other professional emergency services and participants will experience performing a tube rescue. Participants can work towards a Basic Emergency Care Certificate (as well as a Resuscitation Certificate). This certificate comprises of lessons in the human body, complete basic first aid and resuscitation. The focus of surf sports skills is on bringing all the skills learnt in previous awards together to participate in an event for each of the disciplines: board race, board rescue, surf race, run-swim-run, beach sprint, beach relay, beach flags, ironman/ironwoman and cameron relay

Resuscitation Certificate

Participants will learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Techniques

Basic Emergency Care Certificate

Participants will learn basic anatomy and physiology, how to identify basic patient management techniques and how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Techniques

Surf Rescue Certificate

You must be at least 13 to obtain your Surf Rescue Certificate. This award will allow

you to be part of the patrols at Sorrento Beach.

Before you begin training for the SRC you must be able to complete a 200 metre swim

in 5 minutes or less, in a swimming pool of no less than 25 metres. Training will involve

surf awareness, basic first aid, basic resuscitation, surf skills, rescue techniques

and patrols.
Syllabus Document

Bronze Medallion and Certificate II in Publlic safety (Aquatic Rescue)

All patrolling members need to have a Bronze Medallion (and Cert II). Every season we conduct courses that are open to active members and these are a great way to meet new people if you are new to the Club.

The Cert II is the minimum requirement for a surf life saver. The award is open to all members over the age of 15 and involves training in surf awareness, survival, patrol and rescue procedures, emergency care, anatomy and physiology.

As simulated ocean rescues using different rescue equipment will be part of your training you will need a reasonable level of fitness and be able to complete a 400 metre swim in 9 minutes or less, in a swimming pool of no less than 25 metres. Once you have achieved this our trainers will train you to the level of a proficient life saver.

The Cert II course usually runs for 8 weeks with both theory and practical elements. It includes workbook activities that must be completed and two patrol sessions under the care of your trainer. On completion you will need to sit for an exam to gain the award.
Syllabus Document

Silver Medallion (Patrol Captain)